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Reynir Pétur Ingvarsson

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Reynir Pétur.
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Reynir Pétur Ingvarsson
Born (1948-10-25) 25 October 1948 (age 76)
NationalityIcelandic
Known for1985 walk around Iceland

Reynir Pétur Ingvarsson (born 25 October 1948) is an Icelandic long-distance walker. He gained national attention in Iceland in 1985 when he walked the ringroad around the country to raise money for the Sólheimar Ecovillage. Reynir's walk started on 25 May 1985 and took 32 days with 5 million ISK being raised during the march. A crowd of 12-14 thousand people greeted him in when he passed through Reykjavík on 24 June. He finished his walk on 25 June in Selfoss where he was greeted by several thousand people.

Further reading

  • Reynir Pétur og Íslandsgangan, 1985. (in Icelandic): Book by Eðvarð Ingólfsson.

References

  1. Ásdís Ásgeirsdóttir (26 July 2015). "Lífið er lyginni líkast". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 41–43. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. Davíð Roach Gunnarsson; Gísli Einarsson (12 August 2020). "Finnur gimsteina í gumsinu með Garage Band". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. Ásrún Brynja Ingvarsdóttir (25 June 2015). "30 ár frá því Reynir Pétur lauk göngu". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. Magnús Hlynur Hreiðarsson (26 February 2018). "Reynir Pétur endurtekur leikinn í sumar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. "Reynir Pétur ruddi hringveginn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 July 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. "12-14 þúsund manns fögnuðu Reyni Pétri". NT (in Icelandic). 25 June 1985. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. "Trúi því ekki að hringvegurinn sé ekki lengri". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 26 June 1985. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. "Reynir Pétur og Íslandsgangan". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 December 1985. p. 12. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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